Thurston County Public Health and Social Services
participated in a project in coordination with the
Washington State Department of Health that involved increasing access to healthier foods at two local
convenience stores in Thurston County low-income
neighborhoods, Harry’s Market at 1613 College Street in
Lacey and Lucky 7 Food Store at 1026 4th Avenue East in
Olympia.

One of the stores, Lucky 7 Food Store, partnered
with two local farmers – Left Foot Organics south of
Tumwater and Rising River Farm of Rochester. Beginning
in July 2011 and ending September 2011, fresh organic produce
was available for
purchase at Lucky 7 Food Store. Left Foot Organics
sold produce from coolers behind the counter
inside the store. Rising River
Farm had a one-day-a-week farm stand in the
parking lot from 3
pm – 6 pm each Wednesday during this time frame.

This project was supported in part by Communities Putting
Prevention to Work, an American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act program of the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.

SUCCESS STORY

LOCAL FARM PRODUCE: Making
Healthy Choices More Convenient

Click Here...to read one (1) of eight (8)
success stories from 2011 showing the impact of
the Communities Putting Prevention to Work
(CPPW) federal stimulus funds through the
Washington State Department of Health.
[DOH Link]

For more information
about the Thurston County Healthy Retail Stores
Project call Lesley Wigen at Thurston County
Public Health and Social Services 360-867-2515
or send an
Email.